{"product_id":"abandon-9780593598528","title":"Abandon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA century-old mystery--and a desperate battle to survive--unfold in this standalone thriller from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDark Matter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRecursion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides--along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Abigail and her companions are about to learn that the town's ghosts are the least of their worries. Twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they realize they are not alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The ordeal that follows will test this small team past the breaking point as they battle the elements and human foes alike--and discover that the town's secrets still have the power to kill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part journey into old-West history, part nail-biting survival thriller, \u003ci\u003eAbandon\u003c\/i\u003e is a bloody, darkly surprising tale as only Blake Crouch could deliver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlake Crouch \u003c\/b\u003eis a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include \u003ci\u003eUpgrade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRecursion, Dark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also co-created the TNT show \u003ci\u003eGood Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He lives in Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617232720146,"sku":"9780593598528","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_776abf40-262e-4da0-95cb-3215a6b4f603.jpg?v=1732513975","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abandon-9780593598528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}